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More evidence shows standing rather than sitting helps your health
More and more evidence is showing that it's healthier to avoid sitting too long and stand a bit more. Australian researchers have found that an extra two hours per day spent standing rather than sitting was associated with approximately two percent lower average fasting blood sugar levels and 11 Read More...
Homeschooling has been getting more and more popular
More parents than ever before are choosing to homeschool their children.Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education shows explosive growth in homeschooling among American families. In the U.S., the movement has grown by 62 percent in the last decade. Homeschooled students now represent about Read More...
Butterfly may know how to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient
Biomimicry is the burgeoning field describing how designers look at nature's solutions for today's problems. Experts from the University of Exeter have taken the approach. They found that if you want to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient, it may be good to look at butterflies. By Read More...
A solar iPhone or an Apple Car? Or both? Tech giant keeps leading innovation
Much talk about Apple during the weekend. A high-level team of executives of the tech giant met in Munich with German carmaker BMW last week strengthening the rumors that Apple is about to enter the automobile industry. And then the next iPhone, no release date yet—number 7, still remember the Read More...
Surprising sources of protein for a healthy vegan, plant-based diet
Healthy living without meat and fish is not a problem. Lobbyists for the animal protein industry argue that it’s hard to get enough protein just from plants. The average person needs some 60 grams of protein every day, according to the Dietary Reference Intake of the US Department of Agriculture. Read More...
Canada adopts higher standards to cut air pollution from vehicles
Transportation is a big source of air pollution in Canada, as well as the source of about 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Tightening regulations is important since 25% of cars are causing 90% of the air pollution that we breathe. Canada has now passed new emission standards, starting with the Read More...
Rio's favelas to accommodate visitors to 2016 Olympics
With a year to go until Rio de Janeiro hosts the 2016 Olympics, a number of entrepreneurial favela residents have turned their homes into guesthouses. They’re taking more and more bookings for next summer's event, both from Brazilians and people from overseas. Spending the night in a shanty town Read More...
Research shows sleep makes our memories more available
A solid night's sleep is known to protect your memories from bouts of forgetfulness. Now we know it's making them more accessible, too. New is taking our understanding of the relationship between sleep and the brain's memory functions to the next level, exploring the idea that memories could be Read More...
Activists make cities more friendly for the homeless with mattress project
In an attempt to discourage homeless loitering, some cities have introduced spikes, covering flat, raised ledges to stop people from sitting or sleeping on them. So a group of London activists have created the Anti Anti Homeless Spikes project. They glue mattresses over a set of spikes, and create Read More...
The way we work is changing, here are the new rules
The line between work and life is disappearing. More and more often, we work where and when we want. If you want stay ahead of the game, here’s a blog post on "5 new rules of Read More...